CAPO 1
D G
SLOW TRAIN ON THE TRESTLE PASSIN' OVERHEAD
D
COLD CAMPFIRE AND AN ARMY BLANKET WHERE I LAST LAID MY HEAD
D G
I GOT TOBACCO AND I GOT BREAD TO GET ME TO MORGANTOWN
D
GOTTA PUT A LITTLE DISTANCE BETWEEN US BUT I THINK I'M LOSIN' GROUND
CHORUS
D F G D
DOWN BY THE RIVER SO GREEN IT'S BLUE
D F G D
DOWN BY THE RIVER I'M SURE MISSIN' YOU
D G
WELL MY EYES CLOSED YOU TURNED COLD AND I COULDN'T MAKE YOU STAY
D
THE MORE I TRIED TO HOLD ON THE MORE YOU TURNED AWAY
D G
GUESS I COULDA DONE BETTER THAN FISH AND DRINK AND MINE
D
TELL ME HOW THINGS GET TOUGHER ALL I KNOW IS TOUGH TIMES
CHORUS
D F G D
DOWN BY THE RIVER SO GREEN IT'S BLUE
D F G D
DOWN BY THE RIVER I'M SURE MISSIN' YOU
D G
I RAN INTO YOUR DADDY HE'S OUT RUNNIN' HIS LINE
D
GAVE ME A BEER IN A BLUE CAN SAID I OUGHTA COME VISIT SOMETIME
D G
RAIN CEOWS COTTONMOUTH CATFISH AND CANE
D
YOUR NAME IS ON MY EVERY BREATH YOUR BLOOD IS IN MY VEINS
CHORUS
D F G
DOWN BY THE RIVER SO GREEN IT'S BLUE
D F G
DOWN BY THE RIVER I'M SURE MISSIN' YOU
D F G
DOWN BY THE RIVER SO GREEN IT'S BLUE
D F G
DOWN BY THE RIVER I'M SURE MISSIN' YOU